Joseph stabler



STADLER L STRENG.

A Churn.

No. 80,8882. y Patented Aug. H, 1868 @uitrit 'taten atmt ffice.

JOSEPH STADLER, OE DETROIT, AND GEORGE M. STEENG, OE PLYMOUTH, MIOHIGEN. Y f

Letters Patent No. 80,882, dated August 11, 1868.

y IMPROVEMTET 1N OHUENS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;4

Be it known that we, JOSEPH STADLER, of Detroit, and GEORGE M. STEENG, of Plymouth, in the county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and improved Churn; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art .to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of-this specification'.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of constructing butter-chews, whcrcbybutter is more quickly and economically made.

It consists of a churn, having,ion Vthe inside, a rotating dasher, and providcdalso, on the inside, with shifting wings, moved by levers on thc outside of the churn, whereby greater or less resistance'is offered to whirling contents of the churn.

In the accompanying plate of drawings- Figure 1 represents a plan view of my invention. p

Figure 2 is a front view of the same, havi'ng a portion of the churn broken out, to show the inside.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

A is the churn,'F is the dasher-shaft, andj" are the dasher-wings and boards; a are the shifting wings, furnished with the holes 0,-' d is a step, in which dasher-shaft F turns; p are pivots, on which wings a' turn; 'a are the lids, by which the churn A is covered al are cranks or levers, by which the wings a are adjusted; a,2 are connecting-rods, connecting two of the cranks al to the lever a3,- as is a lever, by means o f which thc wings a are moved; w is a connecting-wire, connecting all the cranks a* together; u is a hook, attached to eross-frame G1, which, engagingin one of the connecting-rods a?, holdsfthe wingsa in position. y

C is a pulley on the dasher-shaft F, by means of which the same is rotated; J is tlievtablc; H are the legs; S is an adjusting-screw, whereby the whole is levelled; Gare upright's or supports, secured to the top of table J; Grl is a cross-frame, to support frame m, and in which said frame on slides; e is an adjusting-serew, through the upperpart of oneofth'e uprights G, working in a ndt in the frame m', and by mea-us of which sa-idframe m is lmoved backwards and forwards.- I

z'are braces, to strengthen the uprights G; m is a frame, sliding between two parts of the crossframe G;

r K is a vertical shaft through the frame m, u nd' turn-ing in suitable bearings attached to the same; lh is a horizontal shaft, supported by and turning in suitable bearings in the frame m,- D is a bevelled-gear wheel on shaft L; I is a pinion on shaft K, fitting into wheel D. p v

E'is a crank, by means of which shaft L and wheel D are turned; B is a pulley en shaft K; T is a belt on pulleys B and C, communicating motion from B to C \.Gr2 is au arm on one of the uprights G, in the end of which is a slot, to receive and support the upper end of the flasher-shaft F, and in which said slot dasher-shaft F trns.' f

A portion of the arm Gr2 is shown asI broken away, that the slot in the end of said arm may be seen. A

portion of the cross-frame G1, is shown broken away, that the screw e, working in a nut in frame m, may be seen. S is a faucet or stop-cock. v

The table J is of any convenient size or forni, and has, upon its upper side, suitable uprights or supports, G, und upon said uprights G is a cross-frame, G, and an arm, G, and attached to said table are suitable braces, z', by means of which the uprights G are strengthened and made stiffer, the said table J, and uprights G, and eross-frame Gl, and' arm G2, and braces z', constituting the frame of the churn, the whole being supported by the legs H, as shown in the drawings. Upon the foot of one of the legs H is an arm, through which-is an adjustingscrew, S, by means of which the entire apparatus is levelled.

Upon the uprights G, ande-xte'nding from one to the other of the same, is a cross-frime, G1, in which slides, towards and from the churn A, another frame, m, through the top of which framem passes the vertical shaft K, and in which said frame m said shaft K rotates in suitable bearings attachedto the said frame m, as shown in the; drawing, fig. 2.-

To the under side of said frame m, and rotating in suitable bearings attached to the said frame m, is a. horizontal or main shaft L. Upon said vertical shaft K, and secured to the same by a key, in the usual way, is a bevelled-gear pinion, P, and upon said shaft L, and secured to the same by a key, in the usual way, is a bevelled-gear wheel, D, arranged in the usual way of changing a horizontal to a vertical motion, as shown in the drawing, fig. 2'. Upon said vertical shaft K, and above the frame Gl, is iixed a horizontal pulley, B, provided with a groove upon its edge, to receive the belt' T. The 'frame m is made of the proper form to support the main shaft L and the vertical shaft K, and is suspended between the two parts of the frame Gl, as shown in the drawing, so as to admit of the said frame being moved nearer to or further from the dasher-shaft F, so as that the belt K may be easily tightened without being cut.

Through one ofthe upright's G, assiown in the drawing, is an adjusting-screw, e, which, working in a. nut in the frame m, moves said frame backward or forward, nearer or further from the dasher-shaft F, so as to shorten or lengthen the belt T, as above described.

Upon the table J, as shown inthe drawing, is the churn A. Said churn is made of wood, in the'shape of a barrel, or of any desired form and size. Said churn A is provided, on its upper end, with the lids n., by means of which itmay be opened or shut. v

Said churn A is also `provided, near its lower end, with a faucet or stop-coek, S, by means of which the buttermilk may be drawn off. v In the inside ofthe churn A, and near the sid'es of the same, and turning upon .the pivotsp, in the top and bottom of said churn A, as shown, are shifting wings a, provided with the holes o.

ythe purposes set forth.

vTo the end of the journals or pivots upon which said shifting wings a turn, atvthe upper end of the same, are attached, in the usual way, the arms or cranks al, which extend outwards and beyond the outside of the churn A. l I

Upon the end of said arms or cranks atl are crank-pins, to which are pivoted the connecting-rods or arms a2, and around'which passes the connecting-wire w, connecting all the -arms or cranks atogether, so that all the shifting wings a may be shifted together, and also connecting said arms or crank al to the lever a3.

The shifting wings aare upright strips, provided with the hole o, as shown in the drawing, iig. 2', Upon the upright, Gr, nearest the churn, and at about the height of the same, upon a projection therefrom for that purpose, as shown, is pivoted, in the centre, the lever a3, by means of which, as above described, the shifting wings a are shift-ed in position, so as to be folded up close to the side of the churn A, or to project into the same, Vso as to make a greater or less resistance to the whirling contents of the'said churn A, and thereby more eleetually separate Athe butter from milk.

' The dasher-shaft F is a vertical shaft, and is provided with ajournal at the lower end, which tits in-a step, d, in the centre of the bottom of the churn A, andv is supported, at its upper end, in a journal or slot in the arm G2. Said shaft F passes through the lids n of the churn A, as shownl in the drawing, g. 2, and has upon its upper end, just under the arm G, a pulley, C, provided with a groove around the edge of the same, to receive the belt T, by means of which it is driven.

The wheel D is larger, and has more teeth than the pinion P, and the pulley B islarger than the pulley C, by means of which a very rapid motion is given to the dasher-shaft F.

Upon opposite sides of thedashersl1aft F, one near the top, and the other near the bottom, as shown in the drawing, g. 2, are the dasher-boa-rds or wingsf and f", not being on a vertical line with the shaft F; but the dasher-boardis inclined one way, and the dasher-boardf is inclined the other way, at a greater or less angle to the line of the shaft F, so'that the one strikes upwards, and the otherdownwards.

Upon the shaft L is a crank, E, by meansof which, through the wheel Dand pinion l?, and pulley B, and belt T, and pulley C, the dasher Fff is driven. i I

The operation is similar to that of ehurns new in use which have a rotating dasher, and is easily seen from the drawing. I

The advantage of churns constructed as above is the ease and rapidityl with which the butter is separated from the buttermilk in-ellurning.-

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent--A 1. The vessel A, in combination with the rotating dasher-shaft F, and revolving dasher-wings or boards ff', and the `shifting wings a, substantially 4as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The shifting wings a', in combination with the vesselA, substantially as shown and described, and for JOSEPH STADLER,

GEORGE M. STRENG.

Witnesses:

JULrUs STeLL, HENRY O. D. Heins. 

